The School of Education is dedicated to the fulfillment of the University's mission statement which specifically addresses the need for preparing minority students for careers in education and human services.
Baccalaureate programs leading to teacher certification in the fields of Art, Biology,Early childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, English, Mathematics, Music. Physical Education and Health, and Social Studies are offered. A teaching endorsement in Computer Science is also available. Coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree is offered in the field of Child Development and Family Relations, which prepares students to teach in pre-school programs and to work in related agencies. Additional programs are available for students interested in careers in Physical Education and Health , Recreation, Sports Management, and Athletic Training.
TEACHER EDUCATION
The primary purpose of the Area of Teacher Education is to coordinate and administer all programs leading to teacher certification at the University. Educating teachers for a diverse society is of special significance to the Teacher Education faculty. Further, the program is driven by the philosophy that teachers have the power to free learners from conditions associated with being uneducated, undereducated, or miseducated. Thus, the Teacher Education Program works to ensure that teacher education graduates obtain the skills, knowledge, and dispositions needed to serve as "Liberators through Education" in elementary and high school classrooms of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the region, and the nation.
The Area of Teacher Education offers baccalaureate degree programs leading to teacher certification in Art Education, Biology Education, Elementary Education, English Education, Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Physical Education and Health , and Social Studies Education. An endorsement for teaching Computer Science is available. Teacher preparation programs are accredited by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). All programs lead to teacher certification by the EPSB.